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Title: The Cooling Law and the Search for a Good Temperature Scale, from Newton to Dalton
Language: English
Authors: Besson, Ugo
Source: European Journal of Physics. Mar 2011 32(2):343-354.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Physical Description: PDF
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 2011
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Measurement Equipment, Climate, Scientists, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Physics, Physical Sciences, Science Experiments, Research, History, Journal Articles, Heat, College Science, Laboratory Experiments
DOI: 10.1088/0143-0807/32/2/007
ISSN: 0143-0807
Abstract: The research on the cooling law began with an article by Newton published in 1701. Later, many studies were performed by other scientists confirming or confuting Newton's law. This paper presents a description and an interpretation of Newton's article, provides a short overview of the research conducted on the topic during the 18th century, and discusses the relationships between the research on cooling laws and the definition of a temperature scale, as it was treated in Newton's article and in the work of Dalton, including Dalton's search for the absolute zero of temperature. It is shown that these scientists considered the exponential cooling law as a fundamental principle rather than a conjecture to be tested by means of experiments. The faith in the simplicity of natural laws and the spontaneous idea of proportionality between cause and effect seem to have strongly influenced Newton and Dalton. The topic is developed in a way that can be suitable for both undergraduate students and general physicists. (Contains 2 footnotes and 3 figures.)
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Number of References: 16
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